How to make an easy slow cooker hot chocolate for a crowd. This recipe is rich, creamy, and perfect for parties. Both kids and adults will love this rich chocolate flavor. Use different flavored chips for different flavors of hot chocolate.

Each year, we host a family Christmas party for the town. I make graham cracker gingerbread houses for the kids to make, get snacks donated from local businesses, and have a hot chocolate bar.

Making hot chocolate for a crowd can be tricky, but now I use this easy slow cooker hot chocolate recipe. It takes about 5 minutes to prep, so I can make it quickly and let it cook while I'm doing other party prep.

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The hot chocolate bar is always a big hit. Both kids and adults love it! It's inexpensive, but it looks cute and gives people a lot of options.

Easy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate Recipe

My kids always want this slow cooker hot chocolate when they have friends. I mean, we have a family of 5, so I've even make it for family game night.

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Hot Chocolate Bar Ideas

I meant to get some photos of my hot chocolate bar and gingerbread houses this year, but it was a crazy busy day. I got photos of the party, but none had the houses or hot chocolate bar in them.

We have a lot of parties and events, so I made chalkboard signs so I can reuse them all year. For an inexpensive decoration, there are a lot of hot chocolate bar printables on Etsy. For $5-10, you can print signs and labels for all of your hot chocolate bar goodies.

What are Good Toppings for Hot Chocolate?

People loving choosing their own toppings for their slow cooker hot chocolate. It's not practical to buy a lot of toppings to keep at home, but when you have a party it's fun to have a lot of toppings for your guest to choose from.

Some favorites are:

Marshmallows
Peppermint marshmallows
Chocolate sauce
Caramel sauce
Candy canes
Colored sugar sprinkles
Whipped cream
Crushed peppermint
Chocolate chips
Red hots
White chocolate chips
Butterscotch chips
Chocolate shavings
Cinnamon sticks
Crushed Andes
Caramel bits
Shredded coconut
Cocoa cereal

Can You Reheat Hot Chocolate Made With Milk?

Yes! You can absolutely reheat this slow cooker hot chocolate recipe. If I make it just for the family, there are usually a few cups leftover.

I put them in the fridge and reheat the next day. Just be careful that you don't burn it. I reheat it on the stove top so it doesn't boil.

Customize Your Easy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

I love this recipe because you can customize it. The original recipe I used called for semisweet chocolate chips, but we like the milk chocolate chips.

You can even use white chocolate chips to make slow cooker white chocolate. You can even color it pink or purple for unicorn hot chocolate.

The heavy whipping cream makes this very creamy. I usually use a lower fat milk to lighten it up a little bit.

Prep 5 minutes
Cook 2 hours

10 servings

Ingredients

6 cups milk
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups milk chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (buy on Amazon or make your own vanilla extract or try this alcohol free vanilla extract)

Directions

Step #1

Add all ingredients to a slow cooker.

Step #2

Cover and cook on the low setting. Stir every 15 to 20 minutes until the chocolate chips are melted and the slow cooker hot chocolate is smooth. This takes about 2 hours.

Once it's done, turn the slow cooker down to the warm setting and remove the lid or set it on top sideways so some steam escapes.

It will be hot, so use caution giving to children.

If you're making delicious easy slow cooker hot chocolate, you need a cute mug from which to drink! Check out these adorable hot chocolate mugs from Etsy.

Unicorn || North Pole || My Mug

Cold Hands || Good Idea || Marshmallows

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Yield: 10

Author: Cari @ Koti Beth